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Rodri sent off and Haaland scores for Man City in win over Nottingham Forest

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Man City's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring.[Man City]

Manchester City midfielder Rodri was sent off for grabbing an opponent around the neck in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday that extended the defending champions' perfect start to their Premier League title defense.

Phil Foden and Erling Haaland scored in the opening 14 minutes but the second half was more of a defensive effort from City after Rodri was sent off inside a minute of the restart.

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